Your guide to the best theme parks and amusement parks. ThrillZing covers the standout rides, must-do attractions, tips, and history for the parks worth planning a trip around — whether you’re chasing thrills or a full day out with the family.
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/ September 17, 2026
Universal Epic Universe opened on May 22, 2025, as the fourth theme park at Universal Orlando Resort and the first major new theme park built in central Florida in over two decades. Owned by NBCUniversal and operated by Universal Destinations & Experiences, the park sits…
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/ September 17, 2026
Disney Adventure World is the second gate of the Disneyland Paris resort in Marne-la-Vallée, France, operated by Disney Experiences. It opened on March 16, 2002 as Walt Disney Studios Park, built around a working-studio theme complete with a soundstage backlot and a water tower styled…
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/ September 17, 2026
Hong Kong Disneyland opened on September 12, 2005, in Penny’s Bay on Lantau Island, becoming the second Disneyland-style park built in Asia after Tokyo Disneyland. The park is owned and operated by Hong Kong International Theme Parks, a joint venture in which the Hong Kong…
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/ September 14, 2026
HalloWeekends 2026 at Cedar Point runs September 17 through November 1. Seven original photos of the decorations going in: the entrance pumpkins, barrel jack-o-lanterns, Frontier Trail, and the Millennium Force gargoyle.
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/ September 3, 2026
Tivoli Gardens opened in the heart of Copenhagen in 1843 and has barely stopped to breathe since — a pleasure garden of lakes, lanterns, flower beds, concert halls, and rides that grew into one of the most beloved parks on Earth. Walt Disney visited in…
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/ September 3, 2026
The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is California’s oldest surviving amusement park, stretching along the sand of Monterey Bay since 1907 — a genuine seaside boardwalk that never stopped being one. Its heart is the Giant Dipper, the red-and-white wooden coaster that has been diving toward…
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/ September 3, 2026
Bakken — formally Dyrehavsbakken, ‘the hill by the deer park’ — is the oldest operating amusement park on Earth. Crowds began gathering here in 1583, drawn by a natural spring, and the entertainers, food stalls, and rides never left. It sits in a royal deer…
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/ September 3, 2026
The oldest amusement park on Earth opened while Shakespeare was alive. This list ranks the 25 oldest amusement parks still operating in 2026 by the year they opened, from ThrillZing’s venue database — every one of them still sells tickets today. Bakken (Dyrehavsbakken), in the…
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/ September 3, 2026
Which park should a coaster counter visit first? This ranking counts every operating roller coaster park by park — audited against ride databases in September 2026, so there are no defunct rides, no standing-but-closed giants, and no water slides. Just coasters you can actually ride.
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/ August 21, 2026
Happy Valley Beijing opened on July 29, 2006, in the Chaoyang District of eastern Beijing, becoming the flagship park in the Happy Valley chain built and operated by Beijing OCT (Overseas Chinese Town). Spread across roughly 56 hectares (about 138 acres), the park groups its…
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/ August 20, 2026
Everland pulls in millions of visitors a year as South Korea’s largest and most popular theme park, but most first-time visitor questions aren’t about the rides at all — they’re about tickets, hours, how to get there without a car, and whether you can actually…
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/ August 20, 2026
Lotte World is a sprawling entertainment complex in the Jamsil neighborhood of Seoul’s Songpa District, combining a colossal indoor theme park with an outdoor island park, a shopping mall, a luxury hotel, and an observation tower under one destination. Opened by Lotte Corporation on July…
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/ August 20, 2026
Nagashima Spa Land is a sprawling amusement park in Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, Japan, sitting roughly 30 kilometers west of Nagoya as part of the larger Nagashima Resort complex. Opened in 1966, the park grew from a regional hot-spring resort into one of Japan’s premier coaster…
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/ August 19, 2026
Fuji-Q Highland is an amusement park in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, sitting near the base of Mount Fuji. Operated by Fujikyuko Co. and open since March 2, 1968, the park has built a global reputation as one of the most extreme thrill destinations in the…
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/ August 19, 2026
Universal Studios Japan opened in Osaka’s Konohana-ku ward on March 31, 2001, becoming Universal’s third theme park worldwide and its first outside the United States. Built at a cost of roughly $1.7 billion, the park drew more than 11 million guests in its opening year…
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/ August 19, 2026
Tokyo DisneySea opened on September 4, 2001, next to Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, and remains the only Disney park in the world built around an ocean-exploration theme rather than a fairy-tale castle. Operated by the Oriental Land Company under license from The Walt…
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/ August 18, 2026
Tokyo Disneyland opened on April 15, 1983, in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, becoming the first Disney theme park built outside the United States. Owned and operated by the Oriental Land Company under license from The Walt Disney Company, it remains one of only two Disney parks…
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/ July 16, 2026
Elitch Gardens Theme & Water Park sits on about 65 acres along the Platte River in downtown Denver, Colorado, combining roughly 40 rides — including six roller coasters — with the adjacent Island Kingdom Family Water Park. It’s one of the few U.S. amusement parks…
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/ July 14, 2026
Europa-Park is a 95-hectare theme park in Rust, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, founded by Franz Mack and his son Roland and opened to its first visitors on July 12, 1975. Built as a showcase for the family’s ride-manufacturing business, Mack Rides, it grew from a modest site…
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/ July 13, 2026
Phantasialand is a theme park in Bruhl, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, that opened on April 30, 1967, founded by dollmaker Richard Schmidt and businessman Gottlieb Loffelhardt. What began as a puppet theater with a handful of boat rides has grown into one of Europe’s most densely…
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